The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) is offering regional training this fall and we want you to be a part of them. The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services unit of Texas relies heavily upon volunteers like you during a disaster. Without your help during the 2017 hurricane season, we would have struggled to meet the needs of those who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey.

You are receiving this email because you’ve expressed interest in helping the Salvation Army EDS in the past.

To register for classes, click on this link, https://goo.gl/VSWpvq. Please note, to take any of the above classes, you must have taken our Introduction to The Salvation Army Disaster Services. which is available online.

We hope you will begin to plan to attend both days of training. Please, feel free to forward this email on to anyone else that you think would like to attend. You can follow us on Facebook @SalArmyEDSTX. If you have any questions please email, clay.steelman@uss.salvationarmy.org or call me, 682-300-2404.

You can find out more about each class below.

Ministry of PresenceHelps you understand that the Salvation Army meets more than just the physical needs of a disaster survivor. We also provide much needed emotional and spiritual support. This class will explore appropriate emotional and spiritual care from the basic level of “just being there” to the deeper aspects of pastoral counseling to referral.

ServSafe Food Handleris a nationally recognized class created by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. Participants of this class will learn the basics of safe food handling and preparation.

Disaster Food Service & Canteen Operationsteaches participants about the “ins & outs” of a Salvation Army Canteen, mobile kitchen. During a disaster, the first gesture of comfort The Salvation Army offers is often a cold drink and a hot meal from one of its mobile feeding units. The Disaster Food Service & Canteen Operations course is designed as the starting point for any disaster worker who wishes to be a part of disaster food service operations.

Emotional & Spiritual Care-The Specialistis an advanced class taught to those who have completed Ministry of Presence. This class is designed to train all Salvation Army disaster workers with the basic skills necessary to offer emotional and spiritual care, as needed, to disaster survivors and first responders. Participants will explore how cultural and religiouspractices influence ones’ response to a disaster. During this class, the participant will also learn 3 approaches for offering emotional and spiritual care during a disaster.

]]>http://www.salvationarmysanantonio.org/san-antonio/emergency_disaster_training/13th annual Senior Fiestahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSalvationArmyOfSanAntonioNews/~3/LutUCOnP9do/
Thu, 30 Jan 2014 21:08:11 +0000http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/sanantonio/?p=11645The 13th annual Salvation Army Senior Fiesta will take place from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wed., April 23 at 2710 W. Ashby Place. This event is by invitation only, and serves as a Fiesta Celebration for Senior Citizens. The fun-filled event will feature a parade, games, food, music and more. There will be contests for the Best Persona, Cane, Walker and Wheelchair. For more information, call Irma Mellon at 210-733-8210, ext. 4]]>http://www.salvationarmysanantonio.org/news/13th-annual-senior-fiesta/Women’s Auxiliary Recycled Style Show and Luncheon – March 22http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSalvationArmyOfSanAntonioNews/~3/zB6i9-cALZw/
Thu, 30 Jan 2014 17:25:27 +0000http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/sanantonio/?p=11640The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary’s 35th Annual Recycled Style Show and Luncheon will take place March 22 at Oak Hills Country Club. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., is organized by the Women’s Auxiliary and proceeds benefit our programs for men, women and children in our community. This fun-filled event, one of the main sources of funds for the Auxiliary, is open to the public, and will feature a clothing and jewelry boutique, a silent auction, a professional fashion show and luncheon. For more information, call 210-352-2000.
]]>http://www.salvationarmysanantonio.org/news/womens-auxiliary-recycled-style-show-luncheon-march-22/COLD WEATHER RELIEF IN SAN ANTONIOhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheSalvationArmyOfSanAntonioNews/~3/dLKzU5o8Kfc/
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 22:42:10 +0000http://www.salvationarmytexas.org/sanantonio/?p=11620It has been an unseasonably cold winter for South Texas, and when the temperatures dip below freezing, many less fortunate individuals and families are often left without a warm place to stay for the night. The San Antonio Area Command typically experiences an increase in shelter traffic on frigid nights at its Family Emergency Shelter, as well as the Dave Coy Men’s Shelter.

“Our shelter usually accommodates about 150 individuals, but on nights that the temperatures drop below freezing, that number sometimes exceeds 200,” Family Emergency Shelter Program Manager Roxanne Coronado said.

San Antonio Area Command opens the lobbies of the Emergency Family Shelter and the Dave Coy Center for the public to use as warming stations. If there are no more beds to go around, shelter staff pass out pillows, blankets and mats to ensure that no one is turned away.

On more than one occasion, staff has positioned our canteen truck (mobile feeding unit) at various downtown intersections to provide cold weather relief to displaced individuals. Warm beverages, blankets are distributed and transportation is even offered to one of our shelter locations.

New and gently used blankets, towels and pillows that are donated to our shelter are utilized during our cold weather relief efforts.

For more information on making a donation or volunteering, call 210-352-2000.